oil primer

I love the packaging of this face oil, but the formulation is nothing special. Because I have dry & sensitive skin, I already incorporate face oils into my routine, and didn't find the GXVE oil to be especially hydrating. ...This oil can be use alone,as a primer,or mixed with your foundation.

What it is: A hydrating, lightweight, non-comedogenic, multi-use, skin-prepping, and priming face oil that delivers a smooth, dewy complexion.

Finish: Radiant

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Meadowfoam Seed Oil: Is known to soothe skin.
- Aloe: Is known to soothe skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight, multi-use oil delivers up to 24 hours of hydration and a smoother, dewy-looking complexion. Use alone to prep and prime skin or mix with foundation for a hydration boost.

This primer is a cream-to-oil formula that works wonders for normal, dry, combination, and oily skin types. ...The best primer...I’ve tried a lot of primers and this is my favourite!! Get it

What it is: A gripping cream to oil primer that can be worn alone or to lock in makeup.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prickly Pear Seed Oil: Provides hydration and supports skin barrier.
- Yam Root Extract: Supports skin elasticity.
- Japanese Camelia Oil: Visibly improve skin texture.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This multi-benefit primer serum melts into skin, transforming from a lightweight cream to oil texture that’s hydrating, nourishing, and supporting. It also works to i

Works really great, it did exactly what it said, minimized the pores and i have no oil on my face! It's amazing, now it's one of my favorites primers, I love it!!!!...I’m loving this primer ! I’ll be honest I’m not a big fan of primers, most have the silicone feel to them that I hate !

What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.

Finish: Natural

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Oil

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.

I love this hydrating oil free primer that helps give me a sun kisses glow and last throughout the day. ...Wonderful Skin Loving Primer for Everyone!...I know the concept of a beauty oil is scary to the average person which is why I think this product is the perfect primer for the professional artist & average makeup enjoyer alike!

What it is: A skincare-infused, radiant priming serum that hydrates, preps, and protects skin for a lit-from-within glow.

Finish: Radiant

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination

Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Uneven Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens dullness and protects skin from free radicals.
- Niacinamide: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps fine lines and wrinkles.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.

I love this primer. It doesn’t add on the oil like most primers do. ...Finally a shine control primer that actually works! Through the pandemic, I’ve actually been wearing this alone without makeup, just to keep my oils at bay.

What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.

Finish: Natural

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Oil

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Mini Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.

more oil for oily skin...This primer is made from 4 different oils, so it feels great when you put it on...my issue was that with my combo skin it made me feel more oily. ...Blur Primer Magic!...This primer deserves a great rating. Definitely blurred out my pores and controlled the oils on my nose.

What it is: A non-greasy, lightweight makeup primer with light-infused pigments and four nourishing oils that blur imperfections and smooths the look of skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Corn Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Passiflora oil, and Rice Bran Oil: Nurture and leave skin feeling soft.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, and phthalates.

It wasn't as oily but then again my oils are triggered by my hormones. I'm definitely keeping it though. ...I just am not giving it 5 stars because I can’t figure out what is the difference between this formula and the Smashbox original Smooth and Blur primer. It feels/looks/works the same. I have combination skin and I don’t feel like it was hat different for my oil control than the others.

What it is: A clear primer gel that smooths skin and pores so your makeup lasts, while vitamins A and E protect your skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, phthalates, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores while locking in your makeup with this primer. Lightweight and oil-free, it gives you a flawless finish, while antioxidants and vitamins A and E help protect your skin from pollutants, damage, and stress.

That being said, most primers have a silicone or something similar in them. ...I typically don’t like blurring primers but this one combines a hydrating primer with that blurring aspect I love!!

What it is: A clean, blurring face primer with hydrating niacinamide & plumping collagen peptides delivers a soft-touch silky feel and a poreless matte finish.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Niacinamide: Hydrates and helps to reduce redness, pores and hyperpigmentation

- Collagen Peptide: Plumps and firms skin to reduce signs of fine lines & wrinkles

- Poreaway Complex (Pistacia Lentiscus Mastic Gum): Visibly tightens pores, reduces imperfections and controls oil

Love this primer!...I absolutely love this primer! I naturally have oily skin and usually primers make all of the shine come through, but surprisingly this one worked great and definitely hid my pores and oils more than others! ...I like how it feels on my skin & it doesn’t seem to clog my pores like other mattifying primers ! But makes my skin look smooth which I love & it also controls my oils.

What it is: A non-comedogenic makeup primer with skincare benefits that blurs pores, controls shine, and locks makeup for up to 12 hours with a soft matte finish.

Finish: Matte

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Oil and Pores

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Niacinamide: Helps minimize the appearance of pores.

- Bakuchiol: Helps visibly smooth skin texture and even skin tone.

- Lentil Extract: Helps reduce shine.

Lightweight oil control!...It minimized the appearance of my pores and controlled my oils throughout the day. I will definitely be using this in my T-zone this summer for oil control, but as someone with dry/combo skin be careful of any areas that get dry. ...Oil Controlling without Feeling Dry...I’m very happy with this new primer and glad that it actually controlled my oils, helping my makeup last pretty much all day.

What it is: A mini lightweight water-cream makeup primer with skincare benefits that blurs the look of pores and fights shine for a long-lasting, soft-matte finish.

Finish: Matte

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Oil and Pores

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Niacinamide: Helps minimize the appearance of pores.

- Bakuchiol: Helps visibly smooth skin texture and even skin tone.

- Lentil Extract: Helps reduce shine.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.